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2019-05-22

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<p>The proportion of guilty pleas (where plea was known) has slowly been declining,
from 74% in 2014 to 69% for white defendants, and from 61% in 2014 to 57% for BAME
defendants in 2018.</p><p>Data is only available for defendants dealt with at Crown
Court (not all defendants) for indictable offences.</p><p>The proportion of defendants
who entered a guilty plea by ethnicity (2008 – 2018) can be found in the Crown court
data tool at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802313/crown-court-tool-2018.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802313/crown-court-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><ul><li>Remove
the ‘Values’ field from Rows</li><li>Drag the ‘Ethnicity’ field into Rows</li><li>Drag
the ‘Total for Trial’ field into Values</li><li>Filter to ’01: Guilty Plea’ in the
‘Plea at Crown Court’ field for the number of defendants that entered a guilty plea</li><li>Filter
to ’01: Guilty Plea’ and ’02: Not Guilty plea’ in the ‘Plea at Crown Court’ field
number of defendants that entered a plea overall (where plea was known)</li><li>The
number of BAME defendants can be defined by combining ’02: Black’, ’03: Asian’, ’04:
Mixed’ and ’05: Chinese and other’ rows. The number of white defendants who entered
a guilty plea each year can be found in the ‘01: White’ row.</li><li>The proportion
of defendants who entered a guilty plea can be found by dividing the number of guilty
pleas by the number of overall pleas for the relevant ethnicity rows.</li></ul>

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his
Department has made of the adequacy of long-term mental health support given to parents
of babies discharged from neonatal units.

<p>Perinatal mental health services are available to all parents, including parents
of babies that have been discharged from neonatal units, when they need it.</p><p>In
April 2019, NHS England confirmed that new and expectant mothers across the country
are now able to access specialist mental health care in the area where they live.
The rollout of specialist community services across the whole of England, means that
those suffering from perinatal mental health problems are able to access high quality
care much closer to home.</p><p> </p><p>The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health
committed to invest £365 million from 2015/16 to 2020/21 in perinatal mental health
services to ensure that, by 2020/21, at least 30,000 more women each year are able
to access evidence-based specialist mental health care during the perinatal period.</p><p>
</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment for a further 24,000 women to
be able to access specialist perinatal mental health care by 2023/24. Specialist care
will also be available from preconception to 24 months after birth, which will provide
an extra year of support. Support will also be extended to fathers and partners of
women accessing specialist perinatal mental health services and maternity outreach
clinics.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment
he has made of the efficacy of legally binding targets for reducing air pollutants;
and if he will make a statement.

<p>Targets play an important role in driving action to reduce emissions from pollution
sources to improve air quality. This is why we have committed to setting a new long
term target for PM<sub>2.5 </sub>in our Clean Air Strategy, in addition to meeting
our 2020 and 2030 emissions ceilings under the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive.
We will publish evidence soon on what action would be needed to meet WHO guidelines.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment
of the potential effect of proposals to award five state-run Chinese companies a wholesale
package to build High Speed Two on the financial sustainability of UK (a) civil engineering
contractors, (b) supplier chains and (c) steel-making companies.

<p>The main civil engineering works contracts for Phase One of HS2 were awarded in
July 2017 to 4 joint ventures comprising European and British construction firms.
The Department has not assessed any proposal to award a wholesale package to build
High Speed Two.</p><p> </p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment
he has made of the potential effect on the protections for children and young people
proposed in the Online Harms White Paper of adopting DNS over HTTPS.

<p>We recognise the potential for change that DNS over HTTPS introduces and are working
with industry to ensure that regulatory needs can be provided for and to seek solutions
to any potential issues with online protections.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate
he has made of the number of people whose online parental controls could be affected
by the adoption of DNS over HTTPS.

<p>We are aware that the adoption of DNS over HTTPS could impact online parental controls.
We are working with industry with industry to understand both their plans for the
implementation of DNS over HTTPS, and for solutions to maintain online parental controls.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in her Department who were
transferred or seconded to work (a) in other departments or (b) on other departmental
briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU, have since returned to her Department.

<p>Four Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servants remain augumenting in Other Government
Departments as preparation for the UK to leave the EU. A total of 257 MOD civil servants
were augmented to Other Government Departments including those who were augmented
in support of Operation Yellowhammer. As at 14 May 2019, 253 had returned to the MOD.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many
and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating
to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave
taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking
sick leave over that period.

<p>The number of employees in the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial
Strategy (BEIS) during the calendar year of 2018 who were absent due to mental health
reasons, including stress was 59, this represented 1.5% of the total workforce. The
proportion of sickness absence related to mental health reasons, including stress,
was 23% of the overall sickness absence for the department for the same time period.</p><p>
</p><p>The estimated cost to the department over this period for employees taking
sickness absence, is estimated at £1,421,738.30.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is committed to
supporting the wellbeing of its staff, including helping them to manage stress in
the workplace, and has a Wellbeing Strategy that includes a specific focus on supporting
good mental health in its employees. This strategy is based in part on the Civil Service
Health and Wellbeing Strategy that also includes the promotion of good mental health
for all as one of its five priorities. Through a programme of wellbeing events and
speakers, a growing cohort of mental health first aiders, promotion and signposting
of the employee assistance programme, and e-learning packages for staff on stress,
resilience and wellbeing, the Department has seen continued awareness and engagement
on wellbeing and good mental health.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion
of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the
last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department;
and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

<p>Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s
commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has an attendance
management policy, and Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated mental health
and wellbeing network who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across
the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the
Department.</p><p>We are not in a position to release this data as individuals may
be identifiable due to fewer than 10 individuals being absent in the last 12 months
due to stress. The total cost to the Department of all recorded sickness absence in
the last financial year was approximately £72k based on the estimated cost of working
days lost.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion
of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the
last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department;
and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.

<p>The number of employees in the Department from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 who
were absent due to mental health reasons, including stress was 46, this represented
3% of the total workforce. The proportion of sickness absence related to mental health
reasons, including stress, was 22% of the overall sickness absence for the Department
for the same time period.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost to the Department from
1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 for employees taking sickness absence, is estimated
at £936,927.</p>